The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

More Of This, Less Of Its Cause

by Smitty I didn’t bother posting on Alan’s earlier remark. But the apology, and forgiveness, are two of the most powerful and under-utilized tools in our culture. The former, because hearts are so hard that ‘New Tone’ is mostly honored in the breech, and the latter, because politics is blood sport set to something off […]

That Shaggin’ Was In The Line Of Duty

by Smitty It’s an interesting call. Seriously. As a military member, lawful orders place one in life threatening situations. Can lawful orders include sexual acts as part of a cover story, as in this bit from the U.K.? An undercover police officer has defended having sexual relationships with unsuspecting eco-activists, saying they were ‘essential’ to […]

You Can’t Outlaw Beclownment

by Smitty No, no, no: Legislation introduced to the Indiana Senate would make it a crime to stray from approved lyrical or melodic guidelines while performing the national anthem at any event sponsored by public schools and state universities. The bill was proposed by Sen. Vaneta Becker (R). She told The Indianapolis Star that it […]

Media Scrum Is Heavy At Santorum Event

by Smitty BOONE, Iowa Stacy called to say that he can’t get anywhere near Rick Santorum, due to the amount of media there in Boone for the 2 PM CT event. The Duggar family is here, and have loaned their bus to the Santorum campaign. Stacy has an interview to transcribe later. Thanks to Three […]

Ron Paul Is Out To Flog Mitt Romney With The Hillary Stick

by Smitty Now there is a provocative read: Ron Paul — poised to finish strong in the Iowa caucuses – has begun to implement a quiet, complex plan to force a long battle with Mitt Romney for delegates to the Republican National Convention in August. His advantages: Experience, organization, and the legacy of the 2010 […]

Santorum Attacked in Iowa With Same Smear Used Earlier Against Gingrich

Steve Ertelt of Life News reports: For the second time, people opposed to one of the Republican presidential candidates have misappropriated the name of a prominent Iowa pro-life organization attack the candidate in the state that holds the fist caucus tomorrow. In December someone used the name of Iowans for Life on fliers distributed at […]

Is Paul Krugman Simply Immoral?

by Smitty From Nobody Understands Debt, emphasis mine: Deficit-worriers portray a future in which we’re impoverished by the need to pay back money we’ve been borrowing. They see America as being like a family that took out too large a mortgage, and will have a hard time making the monthly payments. This is, however, a […]

That There’s Some Snark

by Smitty Did you catch Dilbert riffing on Congress today? Ouch. By the way, you can customize it to ‘honor’ your Congresstool. Also nicely done: Via Political Class Dismissed

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